Cancer prevention in the political arena: The WHO perspective

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2004, Pages

  Ullrich, A ^a   Waxman, A ^a   da Costa, V Luiza ^a   Bettcher, D ^a   Vestal, G ^a   Sepulveda C ^a   Beaglehole, R ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

AGING; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; URBANIZATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEOPLASMS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 9744228661     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdh935     Document Type: Article

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